Northern naked-tailed armadillo vs Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Cabassous centralis compared with Pattonomys punctatus

Key Differences

• Northern naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern naked-tailed armadillo	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasypodidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cabassous	Pattonomys
Species	Cabassous centralis	Pattonomys punctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern naked-tailed armadillo and Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern naked-tailed armadillo	Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Orinocan Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela